Retractable residential patio awnings and deck awnings are designed for sun, UV, glare & heat protection, LIGHT rain & wind up to +-20 mph (when extended) and no higher. This product type is water RESISTANT, not WATERPROOF. For residential patios, decks, courtyards, hot tubs and all types of open entertainment and outdoor living areas.

Retractable Pergola Canopy Covers - Awnings, Roofs & Shades

Most retractable patio covers and pergola covers are designed for sun, UV, glare & heat protection, HEAVY rain & HIGH winds up to 175+ mph/281+ km/hr. Systems & fabric are waterPROOF meaning no water enters. Used for residential homes, outdoor living and entertainment areas, swimming pools, hot tubs and more.

Retractable Side Arm | Drop Arm Awnings

Retractable canopy awnings are designed for sun, UV, glare, heat protection and LIGHT wind and LIGHT rain. Solution dyed acrylic fabric used on this product type is water RESISTANT. Can be wall mounted outside any commercial, governmental, institutional or residential window or door opening.

Retractable Screens

Retractable screens are designed for sun, UV, glare, heat protection & LIGHT to MODERATE wind (depending on fabric & model used) and HEAVY rain (depending on fabric & model used). For residential, commercial, governmental and institutional applications, wall mounted OR mounted on to posts around the outside of a pavilion, pergola or gazebo. Fabric can be water RESISTANT.

Retractable Canopies

Retractable canopies are designed for sun, UV, glare and heat protection, LIGHT wind and LIGHT rain. Solution dyed acrylic fabric used on this product type is water RESISTANT. Can be wall mounted outside any commercial, governmental, institutional or residential window or door opening.

Simplot is one of the largest privately owned food and agribusiness companies in the world (ranked 59th in private companies by Forbes magazine).

The new Simplot headquarters was designed to better meet the company’s needs for a modern, collaborative work environment and consolidate employees at one central location.

The project consisted of a 9-story building and adjacent 5-story annex building that, combined, contains approximately 325,000 gross square feet. The location is in the mountains in beautiful Boise, Idaho.

Retractableawnings.com's original contact was from an Architect at the Los Angeles office of Adamson Associates Architects a Canadian worldwide Interior Design and Architecture firm.

The purpose of the project was simple - to provide a “retreat” for employees, visitors and guests for shade, heat, sun, glare, UV and heavy rain protection, thus the use of Ferrari 502 Precontraint.

Each of the 4 units installed used one continuous piece of fabric and one motor. The system frame and guides specified are made entirely of powder coated aluminum using the Qualicoat® powder coating process. Frame and guide color chosen by the Architect was RAL 7006 Beige Grey. The marine grade stainless steel components specified were Inox (470LI and 316) that are of the highest quality and have an extremely high corrosion resistance. In fact, the components passed the European salt spray corrosion test as tested by Centro Sviluppo Materiali in Italy. Fabric specified was Ferrari Precontraint 502-8012 White, a fabric that is fire retardant meeting NFPA 701. A grey hood was requested for the rear of each unit to prevent snow, rainwater, leaves, bird droppings and debris from collecting in the folds of fabric when not extended. A running profile from end to end in the rear of each section was necessary to attach the specified Somfy RTS motors that are installed inside each motor safety box. The client chose to control the units using single channel remote controls that can operate each unit individually.

What made this project extremely complex was that the 4 units had to be hoisted up in crates to different levels/locations of a 9 story commercial building while many other construction projects occurred at the same time.

Simplot was elated with the results of all 4 retractable patio cover systems. The employee outdoor lunch area and other outdoor spaces were transformed. The Simplot retractable motorized pergola patio covers are truly a stunning example of outstanding design, function and aesthetics as can be seen in the pictures. All client requirements were met, including a contemporary, modern, stylish and very clean appearance along with providing shade, sun, UV, glare, heat and heavy rain protection.